ELEMENT DESIGN to BS 8110:1997

POURSTRIP FOR LEVEL 10 & 11

Originated from RCC11.xls on CD

1999 BCA for RCC

INPUT
Location6-7/B-D1: interior span solid slab
c 1.50
Design moment, M
79.0 kNm/m
fcu
35 N/mm
s 1.05
b
1.00
fy
460 N/mm
span
1000 mm
Height, h
230 mm
Section location CONTINUOUS SPAN
Bar
12 mm
cover
20 mm to this reinforcement
OUTPUT 6-7/B-D1: interior span solid slab
Compression steel = None
d = 230 - 20 - 12/2 = 204.0 mm
Err:520
K' = 0.156 > K = 0.054 ok
.
(3.4.4.4)
z = 204.0 [0.5 + (0.25 - 0.054 /0.9)^ = 190.9 > 0.95d = 193.8 mm
(3.4.4.4)
As = 79.00E6 /460 /190.9 x 1.05 = 945 > min As = 299 mm/m
(3.4.4.1)
.
Err:520
Err:520
(Eqn 8)
Err:520
(Eqn 7)
Err:520
(3.4.6.3)
Err:520
Err:520
.
.
Err:520

ELEMENT DESIGN to BS 8110:1997

RECTANGULAR BEAMS
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1999 BCA for RCC

INPUT
Location D&D: Main beam 1st Floor @internal support
c 1.50
Design moment, M
282.0 kNm
fcu
40 N/mm
s 1.05
b
0.70
fy
460 N/mm
Span
8000 mm
Comp cover
40 mm to main reinforcement
Height, h
500 mm
Tens cover
48 mm to main reinforcement
Breadth, b
300 mm
Side cover
35 mm to main reinforcement
Tens
25 mm
Comp
12 mm
Section location CONTINUOUS SPAN
OUTPUT D&D: Main beam 1st Floor @internal support
d = 500 - 48 - 25/2 = 439.5 mm
K' = 0.104 < K = 0.122
compression steel required
(3.4.4.4)
z = 439.5(0.5 + (0.25 - 0.104/0.9)^ ) = 380.6 < 417.5 mm
(3.4.4.4)
x = (439.5 - 380.6) /0.45 = 130.8 mm
(3.4.4.4)
d' = 40 + 12/2 = 46.0 mm
.
(Fig 3.3)
Gross fsc = 438.1 N/mm from strain diagram
net fsc = 438.1 - 0.67 x 40 /1.5 = 420.2 > 0 N/mm
(Fig 3.3)
Excess M = M - Mu = 282.0(0.122 - 0.104) /0.122 = 40.0 kNm
As' = 40.0E6 /420.2 /(439.5 - 46.0) = 242 mm
(Fig 3.3)

(Eqn 8)
(Table 3.11)
(Table 3.10)
(3.4.6.3)
(3.4.6.1)

.
PROVIDE 3 T12 compression steel = 339 mm
fst = 438.1 N/mm
.
As = (40.0E6 /393.5 + 242.0E6 /380.6) /438.1 = 1683 .
As enhanced by 7% for deflection
PROVIDE 4 T25 tension steel = 1963 mm
fs = 2/3 x 460 x 1,683 /1,963 /0.70 = 375.6 N/mm
Comp mod factor = 1 + 0.257 /(3 + 0.257) = 1.079 < 1.5
Tens mod factor = 0.55 + (477 - 375.6) /120 /(0.9 + 4.866) = 0.697 < 2
Permissible L/d = 26.0 x 1.079 x 0.697 = 19.542
Actual L/d = 8000 /439.5 = 18.203 ok
.

ELEMENT DESIGN to BS 8110:1997

SIMPLE TEE & L BEAMS

Originated from RCC11.xls on CD

INPUT

1999 BCA for RCC

Location D&D: Main beam, 1st Floor 8m span

M 328.0 kNm
fcu
40
b
1.00
fy
460
span
8000 mm
Comp cover
48
h
500 mm
Tens cover
40
bw
300 mm
Side cover
35
bf
1420 mm
hf
175 mm
Section location
Tens
25 mm
Section type
Top steel
2 no & 12

N/mm
N/mm

c 1.50
s 1.05

mm to main reinforcement
mm to main reinforcement
mm to main reinforcement

INTERIOR SPAN
T BEAM

OUTPUT D&D: Main beam, 1st Floor 8m span

.
d = 500 - 40 - 25/2 = 447.5 mm
K' = 0.156 > K = 0.029
z = 447.5(0.5 + (0.25 - 0.029 /0.9)^) = 432.7 > 425.1 mm
(3.4.4.4)
x = (447.5 - 425.1) /0.45 = 49.7 mm
.
(3.4.4.4)
As = 328.00E6 /425.1 /460 x 1.05 = 1761 mm
.
(3.4.4.4)
.
PROVIDE 4 T25 bottom = 1963 mm
fs = 2/3 x 460 x 1,761 /1,963 = 275.1 N/mm
(Eqn 8)
(Table 3.11) Comp mod factor = 1 + 0.168 /(3 + 0.168) = 1.053 < 1.5
(Table 3.10) Tens mod factor = 0.55 + (477 - 275.1) /120 /(0.9 + 1.153) = 1.370 < 2
Permissible L/d = 20.8 x 1.053 x 1.370 = 30.001
(3.4.6.3)
Actual L/d = 8000 /447.5 = 17.877 ok
ok
(3.4.6.1)

ELEMENT DESIGN to BS 8110:1997

BEAM SHEAR
Originated from RCC11.xls on CD

1999 BCA for RCC

INPUT LocationD&D: Main beam, 1st Floor 8m span, RH e

c 1.50
fcu
40 N/mm
d
b
s 1.05
fyl
250 N/mm
450
300
Main Steel

2
no

Link

25
12
mm mm

Legs

Side cover

Shear V

UDL

35

259.0

68.1

No

mm

kN

kN/m

OUTPUT D&D: Main beam, 1st Floor 8m span, RH end

As = 982 N/mm = 0.727%
v = 259.0 x 10 /300 /450 = 1.919 N/mm
(Eqn 3)
vc = 0.665 N/mm, from table 3.8
(Table 3.8)
(v - vc)bv = 376.1 N/mm
PROVIDE 2 legs R12 @ 125 = 430.8 N/mm
Provide for distance of 1500 mm
then nominal links = 2 legs R12 @ 325

ELEMENT DESIGN to BS 8110:1997

SYMMETRICAL RECT-ANGULAR
COLUMN DESIGN

COLUMN DESIGN
Originated from RCC11.xls on CD

INPUT

1999 BCA for RCC

Location D&D: external column

Axial load, N
1026 kN
Moment, M
117.0 kNm
height, h
300 mm
breadth, b
300 mm
Max bar
25 mm
cover (to link)
30 mm

fcu
fy
fyv
m
m
Link

40
460
460
1.05
1.50
8

N/mm
N/mm
N/mm
steel
concrete
mm

CALCULATIONS
D&D: external column
from M As = {M - 0.67fcu.b.dc(h/2 - dc/2)}/[(h/2-d').(fsc+fst).gm]
(3.4.4.1)
from N As = (N - 0.67fcu.b.dc/gm) / (fsc - fst)
(Figs 2.1, 2.2 & 3.3)
where As = Ast = Asc: dc=min(h,0.9x)

.67fcu/gm =
fy/gm =
from iteration, n.a. depth, x,
0.67.fcu.b.dc/gm
Steel comp strain
Steel tens strain
Steel stress in comp. face, fsc
Steel stress in tensile face, fst
from M, As

17.9 N/mm
438.1 N/mm

=
=
=
=
=
=
=

182.1
878.4
0.00253
0.00130
438
259
825

d' =
50.5 mm
d = 249.5 mm
dc = 163.9 mm

mm
kN

N/mm
N/mm
mm

(Comp. stress in reinf.)

(Tensile stress in reinf.)
rom N, As = 825 mm

OK

OUTPUT D&D: external column

As req'd = 825mm T&B:- PROVIDE 4T25

(ie 2T25T&B - 982mm T&B - 2.2% o/a - @ 199cc.)

Links : - PROVIDE T8 @ 300
.
Strain diagram

5
12

Stress diagram

17.9 N/mm
2

Notes
9

Stresses in N/mm2
Compression +ve

- - - Neutral axis

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Revision history RCC11 Element Design.xls

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Action

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RCC11 v1.0

First public release.

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